Petition · past parliament

Allow promotion and marketing of infant formula milk (under 6 months)

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

It came to my attention that when buying First milk formula you cannot claim any store incentives such as advantage points. I feel this is discriminating mothers that have no choice but use formula rather than breast milk.

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

The law on the promotion of formula milk is an EU law. You could start a new petition calling on the UK Government to work with the governments of other EU countries to change this law. Alternatively, you could start a new petition calling on the UK Government to change this law when the UK has left the European Union.

Timeline

24 Nov 2017 Petition opened for signatures
1 Dec 2017 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 1 Dec 2017

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.